Review :: Sean Nicholas Savage – Spread Free Like a Butterfly

Sean Nicholas Savage Spread Free Like a Butterfly (Arbutus Records) Montreal, QC ::web/sounds::

After witnessing a devastating croonappelic version of Mr. Savage’s hit Kisses Like a Girl, I opted out of waiting for the 12″ vinyl version of Spread Free Like a Butterfly (December 2009 on Arbutus Records) and copped the CDR for hasty highway blastery. And sure enough, within moments Savage’s Orbisinian vibrato and fetching harmonies had me rolling the windows and screaming all the lyrics; pop drive-byes delivered to unsuspecting underage women Edmonton-wide. Sean’s writing has never been better, with his charismatic strangeness texturizing the relationships around him; awkward memories hidden beneath sun-bleached family photos and obscure grad quotes (or at least that’s what it conjures in my mind). It’s a landmark album refusing to languish in any genre; basement lonertude, campfire balladry, dreamy soft-psych, and, most importantly, hit-making. There is a reason I chose Sean Nicholas Savage as the first Weird Canada review.

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Sean Nicholas Savage – Heart Wish

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Sean Nicholas Savage – Kisses Like A Girl

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Sean Nicholas Savage – Grandson

File under: arbutus // crooner // folk // lo-fi // pop
Categoria!! New Canadiana :: compact disc :: quebec | 10 Comments »

10 Comments »

1. Comment by Cecil — November 25, 2009 @ 3:29 am

   album slays

   
   
2. Comment by Andrew — November 25, 2009 @ 3:47 am

   This is incredible, holy shit.

   
   
3. Comment by Ron — November 25, 2009 @ 11:27 am

   Wow, those songs are pretty great.

   
   
4. Comment by John — November 25, 2009 @ 6:45 pm

   Sean continues to destroy anyone in the current songwriting sphere. This album is miles deep, though swimming around the surface is equally as satisfying. Great review to a great album.

   
   
5. Comment by havingsomethoughts — November 25, 2009 @ 9:27 pm

   Savage is killin it. That set on Monday was amazing. Especially the a capella Kisses Like a Girl. Huge Tune. I hear that Sean’s looking like Gordon Lightfoot and i know he’s sounding like a lightfoot/cohen hybrid (with his own voice of course). Now that’s a good look.

   
   
6. Comment by John — November 27, 2009 @ 4:27 am

   he looks like an angel. some people are wired to be sweethearts.

   sigh.

   
   
7. Comment by tml yu do — November 28, 2009 @ 9:57 pm

   i like it – i think he is great…….

   
   
8. Comment by ez — January 9, 2010 @ 6:48 pm

   i hear he’s single…

   
   
9. Comment by Lisa — March 31, 2010 @ 3:44 pm

   hi,

   Really informative article. Thanks for sharing.

   
   
10. Comment by almondine — April 16, 2010 @ 2:26 am

    Twangy, melodic folk.
    I thought he was some obscure artist from the 60s.
    great!

    
    

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